@inbook{10.7722/j.ctt9qdpjn.9, ISBN = {9781855661936}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt9qdpjn.9}, abstract = {If a sense of general alienation and separation from nature and the earth forms a central part of Montejo’s poetics, it is nevertheless important to note that, as with the concern for temporal loss, the setting against which this lamentation is played out is specifically that of a Venezuelan poet in Venezuelanpaisajes, with the latter representing tropical and American landscapes more widely. Consequently, there is a need to understand that Montejo’s poetics is concerned not simply with the human condition, but also with the specificities of the Venezuelan condition. It is on this aspect of Montejo’s work that I}, bookauthor = {NICHOLAS ROBERTS}, booktitle = {Poetry and Loss: The Work of Eugenio Montejo}, edition = {NED - New edition}, pages = {160--207}, publisher = {Boydell and Brewer}, title = {Venezuelan Alienation and the Poetic Construction of Home}, year = {2009} }